exceptionalist
noun
a person who believes that a nation, region, or political system is exceptional; a believer in exceptionalism.
exceptionalists
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pluralof exceptionalist.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On one side are the traditionalists, exceptionalists and reactionaries, who argue that men such as Thomas Jefferson remain beyond reproach, in spite of what we know about their deep-seated hypocrisy on the question of slavery.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 22, 2020
"There were still plenty of American exceptionalists," he says, who believed the US was unique among nations.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2018
For a certain stripe of older fan, the Roots are exceptionalists who embody all of hip-hop’s potential as an extension of the soul music tradition, and who keep hip-hop viable as live performance.
From New York Times ● Oct. 3, 2016
He ended by echoing the shining "city upon a hill" metaphor used by the great American exceptionalists from John Winthrop to Ronald Reagan.
From Time Magazine Archive
